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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-applications-for-exemption-orders-regulations-2010/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2010/427",
  "legislation_title": "The Rail Vehicle Accessibility (Applications for Exemption Orders) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rail-vehicle-accessibility-applications-for-exemption-orders-regulations-2010",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations make provision with respect to the making of applications to the Secretary of State, under section 47 of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, for exemption from the need to comply with requirements of rail vehicle accessibility regulations made under section 46 of that Act.\nRail vehicle accessibility regulations made under section 46 set standards to be complied with to improve the accessibility for disabled persons of passenger vehicles used on light rail systems (e.g. metro, underground and tramways including prescribed guided transport systems) or which are otherwise not subject to EU accessibility specifications (EU accessibility specifications apply to the main line rail system under the interoperability directives as transposed by the Railways (Interoperability) Regulations 2006, (S.I. 2006/397)).\nRegulation 3 makes such provision in relation to applications relating to rail vehicles. Regulation 4 makes such provision in relation to applications relating to the use of rail vehicles on specific rail networks.\nAn impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private, public or voluntary sectors is foreseen.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/427/note",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:51:53.290048+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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